Overview

Reliable water, electricity, and natural gas services are available in Barbados. The Barbados energy sector includes petroleum production, importation, storage and distribution; natural gas production and distribution; electricity generation, transmission and distribution; and renewable energy. The Government, within the Ministry of Finance and Energy, has a dedicated Energy Division.

Fast Facts

Contribution to GDP – 43,000 (2009P) 44,200 (2010P). The total employed in 2010 was 2,600.

Oil Gas & Utility Production & Consumption 2007-2010

Production

2009

2010

JAN-DEC

JAN-DEC

TOTAL

TOTAL

Domestic Crude Oil (Bbls)

277,123

277,123

Domestic Natural Gas (Mcf)

98,480

690,567

Domestic LPG (Bbls)

0

0

No. of wells drilled

7

0

OIL SALES (bbls)

280,332

308,720

GAS SALES (Mcf)

487,774

460,074

NATURAL GAS SALES

VOL. (CM)

VALUE $

VOL. (CM)

VALUE $

Residential

2,508,781

3,710,252

2,567,595

3,797,592

Commercial

7,331,623

8,780,397

7,685,610

9,189,985

Industrial

1,418,265

1,115,931

757,907

767,972

Special Industrial

815,944

629,614

53,829

53,935

Total Sales

12,074,613

14,236,194

1,064,941

13,809,484

ELECTRICITY

Gross Generation

1,068,378,200

1,078,300,000

Net Generation

1,022,925,099

1,027,670,000

Total Sales

951,230,822

958,122,597

SALES (Kwh)

Hotel

122,867,500

139,635,576

Commercial

218,786,294

217,694,270

Public

156,847,538

150,429,736

Domestic

306,555,417

308,374,981

Industrial

62,560,950

62,763,151

Other

83,637,132

79,224,882

Total

951,254,831

958,122,596

Capital Expenditure (million)

15.84

155.68

Average Cost of Electricity (cents/kwh)

30.75

51.77

No. of Customers

129,809

124,990

CONSUMPTION/SALES OF REFINED PRODUCTS (BBLS)

Gasoline (Unleaded)

823,693

798,591

Kerosene

3,561

211,681

Diesel

755,928

817,919

Fuel Oil

1,560,006

1,369,218

Source: Barbados Economic and Social Report 2010

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